Journal Articles

Transactional Peacemaking

Hellmüller, Sara, and Bilal and Salaymeh. “Transactional Peacemaking: Warmakers as Peacemakers in the Political Marketplace of Peace Processes.” Contemporary Security Policy 46, no. 2 (April 3, 2025): 312–42.

Multiparty Mediation & Parallel Peace Processes

Hellmüller, Sara, and Bilal Salaymeh. “Multiparty Mediation in a Changing World: The Emergence and Impact of Parallel Processes to UN Peacemaking in Syria and Libya.” International Journal of Conflict Management 35, no. 1 (January 15, 2024): 129–49.

The UN: Conflict Management vs Conflict Resolution

Badache, Fanny, Sara Hellmüller, and Bilal Salaymeh. “Conflict Management or Conflict Resolution: How Do Major Powers Conceive the Role of the United Nations in Peacebuilding?” Contemporary Security Policy 43, no. 4 (October 2, 2022): 547–71.

Book Review: Syria Betrayed

Salaymeh, Bilal. “Syria Betrayed: Atrocities, War, and the Failure of International Diplomacy: By Alex J. Bellamy, Columbia University Press, 2022, 458 Pp. +Notes and Index, £30.00 (Hardcover), ISBN 9780231192965.” International Peacekeeping 30, no. 4 (August 8, 2023): 539–41.

Sovereignty as National Ownership

Salaymeh, Bilal, Sara Hellmüller, and Fanny Badache. “Following a Middle Way: How Rising Powers Navigate Sovereignty Debates in Peacebuilding.” International Studies Quarterly 69, no. 2 (March 17, 2025)